Fly north by private helicopter, exploring one of Africa's most dramatic and least explored landscapes. Discover the volcanic beauty of Lake Turkana, hidden in a remote corner of Kenya.
Read Rob's blog about his recent helicopter trip to Lake Turkana.
Begin with several days staying at Ol Malo, a beautiful lodge that sits on the edge of a rocky plateau, looking out over miles of conservancy land. Here, explore the rugged Laikipian landscape on game drives and on foot. Big cats are elusive amongst the low woodland, but the area is home to numbers of elephants, giraffes and antelope species.
But Ol Malo is about much more than wildlife. Take advantage of the activities on offer, which include horse riding, camel walks, mountain biking, visiting a local Samburu manyatta, sleeping out under the stars and fly camping. The schedule is flexible and relaxed, allowing you to do what you want, when you want to.
After several nights at Ol Malo, fly north by private helicopter, piloted by Andrew, Ol Malo's manager and a trained pilot. With five hours to explore the landscape, this is a scenic flight. Follow the Rift Valley north, as the landscape changes dramatically. Watch in awe as the volcanic beauty of the Turkana region unfolds below, and the vast Jade Sea appears on the horizon.
With a private helicopter at your disposal, the schedule is flexible and exploration is encouraged. Stop en route beside craters or salt lakes, swoop low over the waters of the lake, hover above frozen lava flows and explore the empty scrublands that disappear towards Uganda.
Eventually, arrive at the comfortable Lobolo Camp – a tented idyll that is simple, but modern. In the evening, watch local dancers as they tramp across the beach's white sands, beating a frenetic rhythm. Turkana dances are fascinating to watch – a bizarre combination of flirtation and ferocity.
The following day, use this a base to explore the lake, taking another scenic flight over the seemingly endless waters, as well as a boat trip to Central Island National Park. This curious island is made up of three collapsed craters, each one filled with a small lake – itself home to giant crocodiles and shoals of tilapia.
Finally, fly back south, leaving this unforgettable landscape behind. Spend a night at Ol Malo, to break the journey, before trading rotors for a fixed wing and heading home.
Lake Turkana has a fearsome, but alluring reputation. To many, it remains Kenya's final frontier. However, with the freedom of a private helicopter and the comfort of Lobolo Camp, this trip makes the most of the dramatic landscapes, without the discomfort that the region was long associated with.
Explore the Ol Malo Conservancy on game drives and on foot, roaming the rocky, wooded landscape that is interrupted by boulder-strewn hills. Lions are rarely seen here, but leopards prowl the woodlands.
The area is also home to elephants, giraffes and numerous antelope species, including oryx, elands, and Grant's gazelles. There is also a pack of African wild dogs, although sightings can never be guaranteed.
Ol Malo is about much more than the wildlife, though, with numerous activities available and an entire conservancy to discover. Take dawn walks up a nearby hill, horse ride through the wilderness, try a camel walk, explore by mountain bike or visit the local Samburu people.
The schedule is flexible and relaxed, allowing you to do what you want, when you want to.
Also have the chance to spend a night under the stars. Camp out on the lodge's rooftop terrace, sleep under a banda beside the waterhole (in the hope of spotting a leopard) or go further afield to fly camp in the conservancy.
A further day to explore the Ol Malo Conservancy.
Known as the "Jade Sea", this vast lake lies in the very north of Kenya - remote even in a country so renowned for its wilderness. Filling a depression formed by the Great Rift Valley, its waters end only where a volcanic plug stems their flow.
Today explore again by helicopter, as well as by boat. Take one of Lobolo Camp's custom-built motor boat's across to Central Island National Park, which lies almost halfway across the lake.
This dramatic island is formed from three volcanic calderas, each one flooded with its own self-contained lake. Within these giant crocodiles hunt shoals of tilapia. Spend time walking around the island, exploring this fantastically barren landscape, home only to birds. Also have the chance to fish from the beach or the boat, with the lake famously inhabited by giant Nile perch.
In addition to this, spend an hour taking a scenic flight over the lake. Central Island is spectacular from the air, but there is also the option to head inland or further north - Andrew is happy to explore wherever you would like to go.
These activities take place during the early morning and late afternoon, when the temperatures are less fierce. During the heat of the day, time is spent relaxing at camp, although there is always the option to take a dip in the lake. The shallow shelf that extends from Lobolo's beach means that crocodiles are not considered a risk here.


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Donald "Donnie" R. Yance is a Clinical Master Herbalist and Certified Nutritionist renowned for his extraordinary knowledge and deep understanding of the healing properties of plants and nutrition, as well as epigenetics, laboratory medicine, oncologic pathology, and molecular oncology. He is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. Donnie conducts his clinical practice at Mederi Center in Ashland, OR utilizing his unique integrative model known as the Eclectic Triphasic Medical System (ETMS) or "Mederi Care," which he evolved over more than thirty years of successful client care. The Mederi Care model combines the latest scientific research with the wisdom of ancient healing traditions, resulting in a compassionate, creative, intelligent, and effective approach to healing. As a visionary leader, mentor, teacher, author, and healer, Donnie's methodology has transformed thousands of lives and is carried out through the mission and programs of the Mederi Foundation. Donnie has written dozens of articles that have appeared in major industry publications and national journals. His latest book is Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism (Healing Arts Press, 2013).
Donnie founded Natura Health Products so that he could create products that would improve the quality of life and longevity of his patients, as well as provide practitioners worldwide with the highest quality botanical and nutritional formulations. Many of the formulas in Natura's product line reflect clinical principles of Donnie's Mederi Care model.
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Jason received his master's degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR in 2005. He completed his post-graduate internship in Nanjing, China at Nanjing's, "House of Celebrity Doctors." Jason is formally trained in Asian Bodywork therapy and attained certification as an Applied Kinesiologist through the International College of Applied Kinesiology in 2005. In his Ashland based clinic, Jade Mountain Medicine, he specializes in the management of patients with pain, cancer, diabetes, and neuromuscular disorders.
In addition to serving as Natura's Medical Educator, Jason has worked at Donnie Yance's Mederi Centre for Natural Healing consulting with patients and their doctors to develop integrative protocols and facilitating weekly round table discussions for a large group of practitioners participating in collaborative care for their patients. Jason also served as the medical consultant and technical writer for Natura Health Products from 2006 to 2011 and was a core faculty member for Mederi's clinical training program for health care professionals from 2008 to 2012.
Jason lectures around the United States on botanical medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the modern clinic, and on specific topics related to chronic disease. He has also been featured on several radio programs and writes for several publications.
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While in Hawai'i and Southern California, Suzanne researched, co-authored, and self-published Acidophilus & Colon Health, a "basic best-seller" booklet in health food stores for 17 years. She later led a team to self-publish an expanded version (Achieve Maximum Health: Colon Flora, The Missing Link in Immunity, Health & Longevity, 1995) and also wrote a revised version for Kensington Publishing. Suzanne has written self-published books on herbal remedies and many articles based on her studies, research, and experience.
Suzanne worked as Clinical Associate with Natura's Founder/Formulator Donald Yance from 1999 to 2004, specializing in complementary cancer care, at the Centre for Natural Healing in Ashland, Oregon and taught at several of Donnie's first clinical training programs. Suzanne also worked as consultant and substantive editor to organize the manuscript of Donnie's book Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism (Healing Arts Press, 2013).
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Unemployed at 55, to 3 Diplomas and a Job that Matters
Supervisor of Facilities and Projects for Wesley Mission Queensland, Aaron Butteriss achieved three top diplomas through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). In the following story Aaron takes us through his construction career from working for his dad to delivering multi-million dollar government projects. To finding himself unemployed at 55, to gaining a job he loves, working on projects that make a positive difference to the community.
Churchill Education graduate – Aaron Butteriss
Listen to this story on The Churchill Experience Podcast…
Aaron's Career History…
Aaron left school with a desire to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a carpenter. But the building industry was in a slump at the time, so he started a metalwork apprenticeship instead.
It was two trains with an hour wait between them to work and back each day. On top of that, through no fault of his own he was injured and ended up on workers compensation twice in the space of two months. Meanwhile another worker unfortunately died by suffocating on welding fumes during the same period.
When the foreman pulled him aside and said, "We've got 10 apprentices. We're only going to keep eight. Pretty sure you won't be staying," he took it as good news as he had already decided he didn't want to spend his working life confined to a workshop.
Aaron floated around for a bit after that, before completing a carpentry apprenticeship with his dad.
After finishing his apprenticeship his dad nudged him out of the nest telling him,
"You can't bludge off me all your life, time to go and do your own thing."
His dad put in a good word for him with one of their commercial clients, and Aaron ended up contracting for them for the next 13 years, predominantly working on office fit-outs.
Dating the receptionist… Endings and beginnings!
Aaron started dating the company receptionist, but management didn't approve since she was privy to the inner workings of the company, and they didn't want any of the contractors having access to the information.
So Aaron left and went into the residential building industry, which he said was, "the worst financial mistake I ever made!"
But the good news is he ended up marrying that receptionist! Aaron and Janelle have been together 29 years and have two children.
Not wishing to spend his life chasing work pushing up house frames for minimal income, Aaron moved into building supervision roles firstly in domestic construction then back to commercial building, working on a diverse range of challenging hospital, education and supermarket projects.
When the GFC hit in 2007-08, and the construction industry once again flat-lined, Aaron moved into a project coordinator role with the QLD Dept of Education, delivering the Rudd Governments stimulus program called Building the Education Revolution (BER).
Aaron was responsible for coordinating the delivery of libraries and halls infrastructure across Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands.
"I went up there for two years and put about $64 million worth of infrastructure into the region."
Towards the end of his contract, he was offered the opportunity to work closely with the Program Director and Contracts Manager to address non-conformance of builders and project managers in discharging their contractual obligations in delivering BER projects.
"As Principal Project Coordinator (BER), I was responsible for the delivery of BER projects that had proven to be especially challenging through either, location, managerial issues, lack of diligence by stakeholders or a combination of all. My ability to conduct complex negotiations around contract obligations ensured that mutually acceptable solutions were achieved."
After another 12 months in this role, which involved endless phone calls to 'put out fires', he was asked to work on setting up a program that would allow schools to engage building contractors directly from the private sector. In 2012 the Queensland Department of Education had a desire to untie from its traditional school maintenance methodology.
Aaron's comprehensive building and project management experience saw him appointed as Principal Facilities Services Officer (School Maintenance).
"In this role I had the pleasure of developing and implementing an initiative that successfully achieved alternate procurement and delivery methods for planned and emergent school maintenance. I succeeded in the challenge of using my project management knowledge to develop tools and training materials to allow schools to procure their maintenance subcontractors directly from the private sector."
Changing Priorities…
A decade later, Aaron was looking for change and a new challenge…
"After becoming very bored and disillusioned with public service life I had a bit of a head rush and left the confines and security of a management role in government to explore new challenges in construction management that didn't work out as planned," he shared.
He had accepted a role with a private building company on the Sunshine Coast, which was where he and Janelle wanted to live. But what seemed too good to be true, ultimately was. The business was not going well, and it became evident that the owner's plan all along had been to sell it to Aaron.
Aaron walked away. "I had no intention of buying a company at that stage of my life," he said.
At 55 Aaron found himself unemployed.
"Despite applying for six to ten roles a day and converting about one in twenty applications to interviews I was constantly coming a close second.
I had found myself competing against a younger generation with degrees and I was shackled with age, a lack of formal qualifications, and a lot of competition with applicants from southern states joining the race for Queensland jobs," he shared.
With each failed job application, Aaron kept lowering his expectations, wondering if he'd have to give up his career and start from scratch at the bottom of the pay scale in something new.
He had over four decades of specific industry experience across all areas of construction, including delivering multi-million dollar public infrastructure projects, but only had a trade certificate and builders licence in the way of formal qualifications.
A friend who had made a big career transition told him about a government scheme offering assistance for unemployed mature workers to retrain and gain qualifications to assist in securing employment.
Skills Checkpoint…
The Skills Checkpoint Program is a government initiative that gives support for mature workers (45-70) to remain in or re-enter the workforce.
Through Skills Checkpoint Aaron found out about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Churchill Education.
Recognition of Prior Learning – 3 Top Diplomas!
"I contacted Churchill Education to discuss converting my skills into tangible qualifications. The very helpful team at Churchill Education guided me through the process and I was able to demonstrate suitable experience to gain a range of diplomas."
Based on the evidence Aaron provided of his experience, he was able to achieve:
BSB50820 Diploma of Project Management
BSB50120 Diploma of Business
Aaron gets the job!
"The day after I received confirmation of my qualifications, I interviewed for a project management role with one of Queensland's leading aged and disability care providers and was able to present my new qualifications at the interview and secure the role."
The position was with Wesley Mission. Aaron has already become an integral cog in the delivery of capital improvement projects that have directly and indirectly contributed to improving the well being of vulnerable members of society.
Aaron was one of the winners of a competition we ran recently, in which we asked respondents to tell us about a project they are proud to be working on. Aaron told us about a project he is currently working on with Wesley Mission, called Marcus Mission which is a community approach to suicide prevention aimed specifically at young men.
The RPL Process…
"The process was easy. I gathered up what I had and sent it off to Amanda who stayed in touch with me throughout the process."
Aaron was delighted with his diplomas, but going through the RPL process also made him realise he could have been at an Advanced Diploma level, if he had been able to provide the required evidence.
Because a lot of his management experience had been with government, once he left the position, he had no access to any of his emails or files.
It's a good example of why it is important to start banking evidence now. Not when you're leaving.
Aaron's Advice…
1. Formalise your experience
"You see stories about people in their fifties who have lots to offer but can't get jobs. Not being able to put your skillset into a qualification on paper is the biggest hurdle to get over when you're looking for a job. Take that first step, make contact with Churchill Education or somebody similar, depending on the industry you're in, because you don't know what you don't know.
2. Gather evidence
Start gathering evidence before you leave… Keep a diary, emails, any proof you can of your work, organising meetings, managing people etc."
3. Do something worth getting out of bed for
"You've got to be happy enough to swing your legs out of bed in the morning and be happy to go to work."
If you would like to take a look at what qualifications you are eligible for, based on the work you've already done, get in touch…


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Le sole notizie che conosciamo sulla vita e sulle opere di Otlone sono quelle che lui stesso ha lasciato nei suoi scritti, in particolare nel Liber de temptatione cuiusdam monachi, la cui ultima parte ci offre un profilo bio-bibliografico dell'autore.

Biografia
Otlone di S. Emmerano nasce intorno al 1010 a Tegernsee, nella diocesi di Frisinga, da una nobile famiglia bavarese. Studia prima presso il convento di Tegernsee e, dal 1024, in quello di Hersfeld in Franconia, dove per la sua abilità di scrittura diventa copista al servizio del vescovo Meginhard di Wurzburg (1018-1034).

Tornato a Frisinga in veste di chierico, il suo conflitto con Werinhar, vescovo della città, lo costringe a fuggire e a chiedere ospitalità a Burchardo, abate del monastero di S. Emmerano a Ratisbona, dove prende gli ordini nel 1032. Nel Liber de temptatione l'ormai anziano monaco la definirà una scelta affrettata, presa senza consultare né la famiglia né gli amici e nel fervore della giovinezza (aveva infatti una ventina d'anni), fervore che esponeva i suoi voti a pericoli molto maggiori che se li avesse presi in un'età più matura. In questo modo aveva inoltre deluso le aspettative del padre, che sperava di vederlo raggiungere posizioni di prestigio nella carriera ecclesiastica grazie alla sua formazione di alto livello.

Di tale conversione improvvisa gli studiosi hanno dato diverse interpretazioni. G. Vinay la ritiene il frutto di un'"auto-psicoterapia faticata e sofferta": Otlone, moralizzatore nato, si sarebbe ritirato in monastero per sfuggire all'incoerenza morale della storia; il monastero sarebbe stato per lui un muro, una difesa dai campi aperti della vita e l'avrebbe sottratto alle dispute degli intellettuali e alle prepotenze giustificate dalle gerarchie, quelle stesse prepotenze che l'avevano costretto a fuggire dalla diocesi natia per rifugiarsi a S. Emmerano. Secondo altri studiosi, invece, nella scelta della monacazione di Otlone le motivazioni individuali si intrecciano a un fenomeno pervasivo della cultura medievale: il millenarismo, ovvero l'attesa ossessiva della fine del mondo. Essa era stata annunciata nell'Apocalisse di Giovanni, il quale la collocava "Quando mille anni saranno compiuti". Tale ipotesi non è da escludere, infatti Otlone prende i voti poco dopo la Pasqua del 1032, esattamente un anno prima del millenario della morte e resurrezione di Cristo: non sembra dunque impossibile che sulla sua scelta affrettata abbiano influito, oltre al pericolo contingente, un vago timore della fine unito ad ansia di salvezza, sentimenti non estranei nemmeno ai suoi contemporanei e acuiti in lui dalla sua particolare sensibilità.

A S. Emmerano, nonostante la giovane età, riceve l'incarico di magister scholae, affidatogli da Burchardo (abate dal 1030 al 1037) in virtù della sua istruzione nelle arti liberali. Otlone annovera tra i suoi allievi Guglielmo d'Hirsau, futuro abate di S. Emmerano che lo citerà nel De musica. Intorno al 1055 l'abate Reginhardo lo nomina decano per una disposizione del vescovo Ottone di Ratisbona, e non secondo la santa regola, fatto che provoca la reazione di Otlone, incrementando i suoi attriti con l'abate e con il vescovo. Otlone ha infatti smascherato dei complotti tra i due superiori, complici nella sottrazione di alcuni beni appartenenti al monastero di S. Emmerano. La tensione è tale che Otlone, giunto a temere per la propria vita a causa delle minacce del vescovo e di una congiura dei suoi confratelli, nel 1062 abbandona S. Emmerano e si rifugia a Fulda. Quello stesso anno un terribile incendio devasta il cenobio di S. Emmerano, spargendo lutto e devastazione, fatto che Otlone interpreta come punizione divina dei gravi peccati lì perpetrati.

Durante i quattro anni trascorsi a Fulda (1062-1066), Otlone scrive il Liber visionum, il Liber de admonitione clericorum et laicorum, il Liber proverbiorum e, spinto dalle insistenti preghiere dei monaci, realizza una nuova redazione della Vita Sancti Bonifacii, ormai di faticosa lettura. Tra 1066-1067 torna infine a S. Emmerano, dopo una sosta precauzionale presso il cenobio di Amorbach; qui su stimolo dell'abate compone il sermone Quomodo legendum sit in rebus visibilibus. Durante gli ultimi anni a S. Emmerano l'anziano Otlone compone il Liber de temptatione, una sorta di autobiografia spirituale, che testimonia la lotta lacerante tra il suo lato razionale e quello di fede, la cui ultima parte consiste in un'accurata notizia bio-bibliografica sull'autore. Muore a S. Emmerano il 23 novembre di un anno imprecisato tra il 1070 e il 1083.

Opere
La notevole produzione letteraria di Otlone è riassunta dall'autore stesso in una lunga sezione del Liber de temptatione. Nel tracciare un bilancio della propria attività compositiva, Otlone si assegna la paternità degli undici scritti elencati a seguire eccetto il Liber de temptatione, che viene attribuito a Otlone solo in seguito da Bernhard Pez. Tutti questi testi sono giunti fino a noi, spesso in circostanze straordinarie, mentre è andato perduto il Liber de confessione.

Scritti teologici e morali

De spirituali doctrina
Compendio teologico e manuale di condotta cristiana in versi, non privo di intenti polemici contro il degrado morale del clero. Otlone ci riferisce che il primo incentivo alla composizione di quest'opera fu il suo ingresso in monastero nel 1032, in seguito ai contrasti con il vescovo di Frisinga.

Tradizione manoscritta
 München, Bayerische Saatsbibliothek, Clm 14756, ff. 112v-126v e 143v-154
È l'unico testimone manoscritto dell'opera. Riconosciuto da Bischoff come in parte autografo e in parte idiografo di Otlone, contiene la prima stesura dell'opera e le correzioni effettuate in un secondo tempo dall'autore per rasura o in interlinea.

Dialogus de tribus quaestionibus
Trattato di teologia e di mistica del numero in forma di dialogo tra due interlocutori, composto verosimilmente intorno al 1055. In esso Otlone, anziché presentarsi come di consueto come un clericus quidam, si mette in scena apertamente mentre conversa con un confratello.

Tradizione manoscritta
 Heil. Heilingenkreuz, Stiftsbibliothek, 148, ff. 72 v-103r (XII sec.)
 Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, lat. Qu. 922 (olim Lambach 77?) (XII sec.)
Essi contengono il Dialogus associato ad altre opere di Otlone: tale associazione presente in entrambi i codici suggerisce una loro origine comune o, più difficilmente, che uno derivi dall'altro.

Libellus manualis de admonitione clericorum et laicorum
Breve trattato di morale cristiana redatto a Fulda tra 1062 e 1066.

Tradizione manoscritta
 M2 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 14490, miscellanea di scritti di Otlone in larga parte autografa.

Scritti agiografici

Vita Sancti Bonifacii
Vita di San Bonifacio, fondatore e patrono di Fulda, realizzata da Otlone durante il suo soggiorno a Fulda (1062-1066) per esplicita richiesta di alcuni monaci interessati a disporre di una nuova biografia del loro patrono. Essa si configura come un riadattamento dell'antica Vita Bonifacii di Wimbaldo, ormai inservibile per via della lingua e dello stile antiquato. Otlone afferma di averne migliorato lo stile e di averla integrata tramite il ricorso ad altre fonti, tra cui l'epistolario di Bonifacio, conservato in uno o più codici nel monastero. La Vita di Otlone è l'unico testimone dell'epistola 20.

 Tradizione manoscritta
22 testimoni, 18 individuati da Levinson mentre realizzava la sua edizione per MGH nel 1905, a cui se ne aggiungono altri quattro reperibili tramite database online. Secondo Levinson l'opera si presenta in tre redazioni: quella originale, una risistemazione fuldense e una terza forma derivata dalla contaminazione delle due precedenti.

Vita Sancti Nicolai
Vita del santo composta da Otlone intorno al 1062, su richiesta dei suoi confratelli.

Tradizione manoscritta
 München, Bayerische Saatsbibliothek, Clm 14419, ff. 20r-36v (sec. XII).

Vita Sancti Wolfgangi
Vita di Wolfkang, vescovo di Ratisbona dal 972 al 994, scritta da Otlone intorno al 1052 per desiderio di alcuni confratelli. Otlone afferma a tal fine di essersi impegnato a colligere e corrigere le notizie tratte da due fonti: De miraculis et memoria cultorum sancti Emmerani di Arnoldo e una Vita perduta giunta dal monastero ex Francis. Probabilmente vi unisce anche le informazioni fornitegli a voce dai monaci di S. Emmerano. Il testo conosce una diffusione relativamente ampia.

Tradizione manoscritta
 Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, 322, ff. 187r-306r (sec. XI)
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 13101, ff. 111r-131r (sec. XII)
 Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 2217, ff. 71r-84r (sec. XIV)
 Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 3777 (sec. XV)
 Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, 818, ff. 107-116 (sec. XV)
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 18660, ff. 136r-153r (sec. XV)
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 1843, ff. 1r-38v (sec. XV)
 Melk, Stiftsbibliotek, 1869 (398 H. 9), ff. 289v-302r (sec. XV)
 W München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 22244, ff. 99r-110v (sec. XII)
 Admont, Stiftsbibliotek, 440, ff. 102r-115r (sec. XII)
 Kremsmünster, Stiftsbibliotek, CC 128, ff. 96r-113v (sec. XIV)
 Zwettl, Zisterzienserstift, 14, ff. 93v-200r (sec. XIII)

Vita Sancti Altonis
Vita di Altone, fondatore del monastero di Altenmünster, composta da Otlone per appianare le difficoltà sorte nel 1057 dopo il trasferimento dei monaci di Altenmünster a Weingarten, quando si pose il problema di riconvertire l'antica abbazia a uso di una comunità femminile. Otlone vi rivendica il diritto delle religiose di attingere acqua alla fonte situata presso la chiesa del monastero. Pubblicato dai Bollandisti come testo anonimo, lo scritto è attribuito a Otlone sulla base di un riferimento nel Liber de temptatione a una Vita sancti Altonis che l'autore dichiara di aver composto prima del trasferimento a Fulda. Tale attribuzione è formulata con cautela da Pez ed è difesa da Waitz nella prefazione all'edizione inclusa negli MGH.

Tradizione
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 21707, ff. 11r-25v.
Il testo è tramandato da questo unico testimone quattrocentesco mutilo del prologo.

Vita Sancti Magni
Vita del fondatore del monastero di Füssen, intrapresa da Otlone nel 1068 su commissione, per appianare le irregolarità logiche e linguistiche del testo precedente, ormai inservibile. Il testo in questione era probabilmente della Vita sancti Magni dello pseudo-Teodoro (BHL 5162). Gli interventi di Otlone sono puramente di tipo formale: arrotondamento delle frasi, rifinitura del lessico, eliminazione di incongruenze e informazioni non essenziali al racconto.

Tradizione manoscritta
 Bruxelles, Bibliothèque des Bollandistes, ms. 139, ff. 349 r-358v (sec. XVII). È l'unico testimone a trasmettere il testo nella sua interezza, includendo il prologo e il lungo congedo dal lettore in cui Otlone esprime il proprio fine e le proprie strategie.
 Stuttgart, Württemburgische Landesbibliothek, Cod. Bibl. Fol. 58, ff. 27r-36r (sec. XIII) Terzo volume di un leggendario del 1150, conserva il testo privo di prologo ed epilogo.
 Kynzwart, Zameckà Knihovna, 20.D.22, II, ff. 141v-157r (seconda metà sec. XII) Secondo volume del cosiddetto "Passionario di Ochsenhausen", mantiene il prologo ma presenta solo alcune righe dell'epilogo. Poiché il testo è probabilmente andato incontro a precoci processi contaminatori non è semplice ricostruire lo stemma codicum.

Raccolta di visioni: Liber visionum

Opera scolastica: Libellus proverbiorum
Raccolta di detti di autori antichi, che nei progetti dell'autore avrebbe dovuto sostituire i Disticha Catonis nell'istruzione elementare. I vari detti sono disposti per serie alfabetiche: a ogni lettera corrisponde un numero variabile di brevi enunciati, da un minimo di tre a un massimo di oltre cento, ordinati in un primo blocco di proverbi biblici, un secondo di detti tratti da testi patristici o letterari e un terzo blocco di proverbi in versi. L'opera è composta a Fulda ma è soggetta a varie riedizioni successive per via della facilità di integrazione o riduzione dei proverbia. L'esistenza di numerose redazioni anche non autoriali testimonia una tradizione del testo particolarmente attiva.

Tradizione manoscritta
Testimoni dell'intera raccolta
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 14137, ff. 23r-49r (sec. XI) (St. Emmeram).
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 18937, ff. 230r-256r (sec. XI) (Tegernsee).
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 536, ff. 102r-136r (sec. XII) (Prüll)
Testimoni di versioni ridotte
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 19411, ff. 49v-52r (sec. XIII)
 München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 9510, f. 102 (sec. XI)
 Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, lat. 2521, ff. 4v-5v (sec. XIII)
 Zurich, Zentralbibliothek, C 57, ff. 198r-213r (sec. XI, Sankt Gallen), manoscritto riconosciuto da Bischoff come parzialmente autografo di Otlone.

Autobiografia spirituale: Liber de temptatione cuiusdam monachi

Scritti minori e opere spurie
Alle opere principali va aggiunta una serie di scritti minori (trattatelli, sermoni, preghiere, tra cui la Precatio Theodisca, preghiera in volgare tedesco accompagnata da traduzione latina); resta invece controversa l'attribuzione a Otlone di un'ultima opera, la Translatio sancti Dyonisi.

Menzioni
Otlone è menzionato nelle seguenti opere:
  Hieronymus de Mondsee, Commentarius in vitam sancti Wolfgangi
 Hieronymus de Mondsee, Legenda sancti Wolfgangi
 Guglielmo d'Hirsau, De astronomia
 Guglielmo d'Hirsau, De musica
 Versus Romae (ed. rif. MGH Poetae vol. III pp. 555–556)

Note

Bibliografia

Edizioni critiche
 De spirituali doctrina Edizione di Bernhard Pez in Thesaurus anecdotorum novissimus, cur. Bernhard Pez (1723), vol. 3, pp. 429–482; poi confluita in PL 146, 263-300.
 Dialogus de tribus quaestionibus  Edizione di L. Wydemann inThesaurus anecdotorum novissimus, cur. Bernard Pez (1723), vol. 3, pp. 141–250; poi confluita in PL 146, 59-134.
 De admonitione clericorum et laicorum   Edizione di K. Altlechner in Thesaurus anecdotorum novissimus, cur. Bernard Pez (1723), vol. 3, pp. 401–428; poi confluita in PL 146, 243-62.
 Vita Sancti Bonifacii   Editio princeps di Dobneck 'Cochaleus', Magonza 1549; Edizione realizzata da Enrico Canisio tra fine '500 e inizio '600, che confluirà poi negli Acta scantorum e da qui a PL89, 633-64; Edizione di W. Levinson per  MGH. Scriptores rerum Germanicarum in usum scholarum separatim editi vol. 57 (1905), pp. 111-217.
 Vita Sancti Nicolai   Non esistono ancora un'edizione critica del testo né studi sulla sua tradizione. Disponiamo, però, limitatamente al prologo e all'ultimo capitolo dell'edizione di Wilhelm Wattembach. A questa si aggiungono i codici registrati da BHL online.
Vita Sancti Wolfkangi Edizione di Georg Waitz per MGH. Scriptores in Folio 4 (1841), pp. 521-542.
 Vita sancti Magni  Edizione di M. Coens, in "La Vie de S. Magne de Füssen par Otloh de St. Emmeran, Analecta Bollandiana 81 (1963), pp. 159-227.
 Liber visionum  Edizione di P. G. Schmidt in MGH. Quellen Zur Geistesgeschichte'' vol. XIII, Böhlau, Weimar 1989.
 Libellus proverbiorum   Edizione in Thesaurus anecdotorum novissimus, cur. Bernard Pez (1723), vol. 3, pp. 483-536.  Edizione di G. C. Korfmacher, Loyola University Press  (1936).
 Liber de temptatione cuiusdam monachi   Edizione di S. Gäbe, Otloh von St. Emmeram «Liber de temptatione cuiusdam monachi». Untersuchung, kritische Edition und Übersetzung, Peter Lang, 1999.
 Translationis et inventionis sancti Dionysii Ratisponensis historia   Edizione di A. Hofmeister in MGH. Scriptores rerum Germanicarum in usum scholarum separatim editi vol. 30, Hiersemann (1926), pp. 823-37.
 Il Thesaurus anecdotorum novissimus a cura di Bernhard Pez (1723), vol. 3, riporta, oltre al testo di De spirituali doctrina, Dialogus de tribus quaestionibus, De admonitione clericorum et laicorum, Liber visionum e Libellus proverbiorum (pp. 483-536), anche il testo di opere minori come De permissionis bonorum et malorum causis (pp. 251-256), De cursu spirituali (pp. 257-400) e Sermo in Natali Apostolorum (pp. 437–544).
Otlone di Sant'Emmerano,Vita sancti Nicolai (BHL 6126). Edizione critica, traduzione e commento a cura di Christian Giacomozzi, 2021, SISMEL - Edizioni del Galluzzo - Firenze

Studi critici

In italiano
 V. FRAVVENTURA, Othlo Sancti Emmerammi Ratisponiensis mon. in P. Chiesa – L. Castaldi, La trasmissione dei testi latini del Medioevo. Mediaeval Latin Texts and Their Transmission. Te.Tra.  IV, SISMEL. Edizioni del Galluzzo, Firenze 2012, pp. 392–412.
 G. GERMANO, Autorità dei Classici e autorità dei Padri nel secolo XI: intellettuali del monastero di S. Emmerano in Ratisbona fra piacere della lettura e senso di colpa in Auctor et auctoritas in Latinis medii aevi litteris. Author and Authorship in Medieval Latin Literature. Proceedings of the VI Congress of the International Medieval Latin Committee (Benevento-Napoli, November 9-13, 2010), cur. E. D'Angelo - Jan M. Ziolkowski, SISMEL. Edizioni del Galluzzo, Firenze 2014, pp. XV-1256, 411-22.
 R. GRÉGOIRE, L'autobiografia monastica in L'autobiografia nel Medioevo. Atti del XXXIV Convegno storico internazionale. Todi, 12-15 ottobre 1997, CISAM, Spoleto 1998, pp. X-352, 81-101.
 P. R. ROMANELLO, Il labirinto della storia. Logica delle tentazioni diaboliche in Otlone di Sant'Emmerano, Lubrina editore, Bergamo 1999.
 R. STANCHI, Fondare una tradizione. Appunti su due "Vitae" di Otloh di St. Emmeram in Rivista di storia e letteratura religiosa, 25 (1989) pp. 404–422.
 G. VINAY, Otlone di Sant'Emmeram. Ovvero l'autobiografia di un nevrotico in La storiografia altomedievale. Settimane di studio del centro italiano di studi sull'alto Medioevo, 17.: 10-16 aprile 1969, vol. 1, Spoleto 1970, pp. 13–37.

In inglese
 E. JOYCE, Scribal Performance and Identity in the Autobiographical Visions of Otloh of St. Emmeram in Essays in Medieval Studies, 2005, 22, pp. 95–106.
 W. OTTEN, The Bible and the Self in Medieval Autobiography: Otloh of St. Emmeram (1010-1070) and Peter Abelard (1079-1142) in D. E. Aune, J. McCarthy, The Whole and Divided Self: The Bible and Theological Anthropology, Crossroad, New York 1997, pp. 130–57.
 I. RESNICK, Scientia liberalis, Dialectics, and Otloh of St. Emmeram in Révue Bénédictine vol. 97, Brepols, 1987, pp. 241–252.
 I. RESNICK, Literati, Spirituales, and Lay Christians according to Otloh of Saint Emmeram in Church History vol. 55, 1986, pp. 165–78.

In tedesco
 B. BISCHOFF, Literarisches und künstlerisches Leben in St. Emmeram (Regensburg) während des frühen und hohen Mittelalters, in B. Bischoff, Mittelalterliche Studien 2, Stuttgart 1967, pp. 88–108, 112-115.
 B. BISCHOFF, Über unbekannte Handschriften und Werke Otlohs von St. Emmeram (Regensburg), Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens, vol. 54, 1936, pp. 15–23.
 B. BISCHOFF ,Verfasserlexikon, vol. XI, 2004, col. 1116-1152.
 W. BLUM: Otloh von St. Emmeram in Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon, Herzberg 1993.
 M. HEIM, Otloh von St. Emmeram (1036-1059) in Lebensbilder aus der Geschichte des Bistums Regensburg, a cura di G. Schwaiger, Regensburg 1989, pp. 124–131.
 S. MÜLLER, Otloh von St. Emmeran in Neue Deutsche Biographie, Berlino 1999, p. 646.
 H. RÖCKELEIN, Otloh, Gottschalk, Tnugdal: Individuelle und kollektive Visionsmuster des Hochmittelalters in Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe III. Geschichte und Hilfswissenschaften, Dissertation Tübingen, Frankfurt am Main 1987.
 H. RÖCKELEIN., Otloh von Sankt Emmeram in Lexikon des Mittelalters, München/Zürich 1993.
 W. WATTENBACH, Otloh von St. Emmeran in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Leipzig 1887, p. 546.
 H. SCHAUWECKER, Otloh von St. Emmeram, Studien und Mitteilungen zur Geschichte des Benediktinerordens 74, 1963, pp. 3–240.
 A. SCHMID, Auf glühendem Thron in der Hölle': Gebhard III., Otloh von St. Emmeram und die Dionysiusfälschung in Ratisbona Sacra. Das Bistum Regensburg im Mittelalter. Kunstsammlungen des Bistums Regensburg - Diözesanmuseum Regensburg. Kataloge und Schriften. 6. Schnell und Steiner (1989), pp. 119–21.
 SCHRÖBLER, Otloh von St. Emmeram und Hieronymus. Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur, 79, 1957, pp. 355–362.
 N. USKOV, Die Conversio eines Mönches im 11. Jahrhundert. Otloh von St. Emmeram bei der Arbeit an seiner Autobiographi (Verhandlungen des Historisches Vereins für Oberpfalz und Regensburg) 139, 1999, pp. 1–39.

Voci correlate
 Monastero di Sant'Emmerano
 Guglielmo di Hirsau, De musica
 Liber visionum
 Liber de temptatione

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Testo delle sue opere: 146 Othlonus S. Emmerammi in Patrologia latina.
 Othlo monachus S. Emmerami Ratisponensis nel repertorio Geschichtsquellen des deutschen Mittelalters Contiene breve biografia dell'autore, elenco delle sue opere con indicazione dei manoscritti, edizioni, traduzioni, studi.
 Othlonus Ratisbonensis in Documenta Catholica Omnia.

Manoscritti digitalizzati Si trovano nella collezione digitalizzata online E codices - Biblioteca virtuale dei manoscritti conservati in Svizzera.
 Vita S. Bonifacii  Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127 f. 75r col. 2-95r col. 2. Titolo del codice: Passionario di Weissenau, XII sec.
 Alcune parti della Vita S. Bonifacii  Solothurn, Staatsarchiv, R 1.1.17. Titolo: Leggendario fuldense, terzo quarto del XII sec.
 Vita S. Magni  St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 565, ff. 223-283. Vite di santi benedettini, XI-XIII sec. (Contiene sia la versione dello pseudo-Teodoro che quella di Otlone)  St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 602, ff. 154-212. Vite di santi germanici, 1451-1460 (in carta)
 Vita S. Wolfkangi  Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 322(888) ff. 187-306. Titolo: Boethii Consolatio; S. Wolfgangi monachi Einsidlensis et episcopi Ratisbonensis vita.

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Mater and the Ghostlight: Year Round Fools
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Assembly Objective:
Is it good or bad to be a fool? Particularly suitable for use on April Fool's Day, this assembly explores the Bible's teaching about doing good things that may appear foolish to others.
Mater and the Ghostlight (found on the Pixar Short Films Collection, Disney Pixar, 2006) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
1 Corinthians 1:27 (Contemporary English Version)
Supporting Values Education:
The values of Respect and Tolerance derive from an underlying belief that everyone is valuable, whatever others think of them. This assembly enables pupils to explore how we can do the right thing even when others think we are foolish.
OPENING ACTIVITY
Joker of the Week (activity)
Invite some of the older pupils to come to the front and tell their funniest joke to the rest of the assembly. Depending on your pupils, you may need to vet them in advance, or set some rules (e.g. no rude jokes, no long stories etc.). Vote on the best joke teller and give them a small prize (or a certificate with 'Joker of the Week' written on it).
Great Pranks from History (activity)
With a bit of research you can find lots of examples of great April Fool's Day tricks from the past. Tell the children some of these. There are plenty of examples on http://www.theweek.co.uk/57930/april-fools-day-pranks-the-best-ever-hoaxes including Sir Patrick Moore in 1976 announcing on Radio 2 that Pluto and Jupiter would align at 9.47am that morning thus reducing the Earth's gravity. Moore told listeners that if they jumped in the air at that point they would experience a sense of floating. Some listeners phoned in to say they had floated!
Play the short film Mater and the Ghostlight (found on the Pixar Short Films Collection, Disney Pixar, 2006) certificate U. Six minutes 51 seconds.
If you can't show the film, read this description instead:
Mater (the tow truck from the film Cars), is seen playing tricks on all the other cars in Radiator Springs. One night all the other cars gang up on him by telling him a frightening story about 'the ghostlight', a strange, blue light that eats cars, especially those with clanking metal. After everyone goes to bed, Mater sets off down the road, his metal clanking with fear. Two of the other cars sneak up behind him and attach a light to his tow hook. Mater spots the light and drives down the road screaming before discovering the light. Everyone is waiting for him, and they all laugh. The police car tells him that the only thing to be afraid of is his imagination (and the screaming banshee).
Download the April Fool PowerPoint for use with this assembly.
Scripted Talk
[PowerPoint slide 1]
I'd like to start our assembly this morning with a very important announcement.
The government announced some changes last week that apply to all schools across the United Kingdom. The changes are as follows. All primary schools will start the working day at 6am and will finish at 5pm. There will no longer be holidays at Christmas and Easter. And all pupils under the age of twelve will be required to sit silently during breaks rather than going outside.
There is one further important announcement to pass on…
There is one day in the year when everyone is allowed to play tricks and jokes on each other, and that day is 1st April. Has anyone been caught out yet today? [Take answers]. Traditionally, April Fool's jokes can only be told before midday or the joke backfires on the person who tells it, so you need to make sure you get your jokes in fast! Nobody knows why we celebrate April Fool's Day, but it seems like a good excuse to play some jokes on other people. It's important, though, to be kind when you play tricks, and to make sure the person knows it's only a joke. That's why you shout 'April Fool!'
Speaking of which, what did the inflatable teacher at the inflatable school say to the inflatable pupil who brought a pin to class?
You've let me down. You've let the school down. But worst of all, you've let yourself down.
Now, enough jokes. Let's watch a short film about someone who is always playing jokes on other people, and is about to get his comeuppance.
Watch the clip:
Mater and the Ghostlight (found on the Pixar Short Films Collection Disney Pixar, 2006) certificate U. Six minutes 51 seconds.
If you can't show the clip, read this description instead:
Mater was caught out. The others were fed up with him playing tricks on them so they decided to play a big trick on him by making him believe that there was a ghostlight that would eat him if it caught him. Poor old Mater was terrified of the ghostlight, even though he pretended that he knew all along that it was a joke.
I wonder if Mater still played tricks on the others after they caught him out.
When people trick us or play a joke on us, we find it funny. Hopefully we don't feel too cross with them for catching us out. Sometimes when a trick or a joke is played it can make us think about something more carefully. Being foolish and silly can sometimes make us learn something new.
In the Bible there is a verse that says something about foolishness. Let's read it together.
Read 1 Corinthians 1:27. 'But God chose the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. He chose the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame.'
What a strange verse. It is saying that God chooses things and people who are a bit silly or foolish in order to make people who think they are wise realise that they aren't! Weak things, things that don't seem very important, can make powerful, strong people feel ashamed of being too proud.
In the Bible there are lots of stories of people being asked to do foolish things by God. For example, Noah was told to build a huge boat even though he lived in a desert. Daniel was told that God would look after him even though he was thrown into a den of lions. There is even a story about a man called Jeremiah who was told by God to go and bury his dirty pants in the ground! (Jeremiah 13). God chooses people who are a bit foolish to be his friend, and sometimes he asks people to do foolish things for him. Sometimes God asks people to do foolish things so that other people will remember that he is there, and that he is strong.
God also chooses people who are weak and need his help. If you have ever felt a bit foolish, or a bit weak, you can remember that God loves people like you and wants you to know that he is on your side!
Think about something that makes you laugh – a comedian, a TV programme, your dad, a joke. Laughter and jokes are great because they help us to understand what life is all about. They also help us to share happy times with other people.
Father God, thank you for jokes and silliness. Thank you that you have given us laughter. Help us to use jokes and tricks with kindness. Help us to remember that you use foolish things to teach us about life. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Headings and Bullets
Important government announcement:
Some changes that apply to all schools across the UK.
All primary schools will start the working day at 6am and will finish at 5pm.
No holidays at Christmas and Easter.
All pupils under the age of twelve will be required to sit silently during breaks rather than going outside.
One day in the year when everyone is allowed to play tricks and jokes on each other.
Has anyone been caught out yet today?
Traditionally, April Fool's jokes can only be told before midday or the joke backfires on the person who tells it.
Nobody knows why we celebrate April Fool's Day, but it seems like a good excuse to play some jokes on other people.
Important to be kind when you play tricks, and to make sure the person knows it's only a joke.
Joke:
What did the inflatable teacher at the inflatable school say to the inflatable pupil who brought a pin to class?
Mater and the Ghostlight (found on the Pixar Short Films Collection, Disney Pixar, 2006) certificate U. Six minutes 51 seconds.
Talk about the clip:
Mater was caught out by the others who were fed up with him playing tricks on them.
Poor old Mater was terrified of the ghostlight, even though he pretended that he knew all along that it was a joke.
Being foolish:
When people trick us or play a joke on us, we find it funny.
Hopefully we don't feel too cross with them for catching us out.
Sometimes when a trick or a joke is played it can make us think about something more carefully.
Being foolish and silly can sometimes make us learn something new.
Read 1 Corinthians 1:27 and talk about the verse:
God chooses things and people who are a bit silly or foolish in order to make people who think they are wise realise that they aren't!
Weak things, things that don't seem very important, can make powerful, strong people feel ashamed of being too proud.
Examples in the Bible:
Lots of people being asked to do foolish things by God.
Noah was told to build a huge boat even though he lived in a desert.
Daniel was told that God would look after him even though he was thrown into a den of lions.
There is even a story about a man called Jeremiah who was told by God to go and bury his dirty pants in the ground!
God chooses people who are a bit foolish to be his friend, and sometimes he asks people to do foolish things for him.
Sometimes God asks people to do foolish things so that other people will remember that he is there, and that he is strong.
Do you ever feel foolish?
If you have ever felt a bit foolish, or a bit weak, you can remember that God loves people like you and wants you to know that he is on your side!
Photo copyright for April Fool PowerPoint: Photos from istockphoto.com
Some stories about previous April Fool's jokes for Great Pranks from History opening activity.
April Fool PowerPoint.
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Unless you were watching very closely, you may have missed the latest new flap issue from Wahunsenakah Lodge 333. Released at the Fall Fellowship, the new fully embroidered S51 issue is virtually a twin of the S2 service flap which has been around since the Lodge was established in January of 1996.
The classic design is the same, but the size is noticeably bigger. While there were many loom runs of the S2 over the past 17 years, resulting in many minor variations, they were all essentially the same size. When the latest reorder of the Wahunsenakah service flap was received Lodge collectors quickly noticed that the new patches were both wider and taller than any previous order.
Dr. Barry Green, Insignia Design Advisor for Wahunsenakah, spoke with Kelly Williams of the Krelman Company, manufacturer of the Lodge 333 flaps, and learned that the patches were enlarged to comply with new National regulations that specify a 5" width. The original S2 flaps were 4 5/8" wide. To accommodate the larger size the design components of the patch were enlarged, including the lodge name and number lettering, FDL, and reeds in the water. The increased size of the ducks makes the white tips of the blue feathers much more prominent. There are also evident color differences in the red and green areas, as well as a more blue appearance of the border rather than the teal of the S2.
Dr. Green pointed out that the intent was not to make a new "issue," but to comply with the directive from National to meet the new guidelines. After collaborating with Trading Post Advisor Larry Johnson and noted collector Rob Kutz, Dr. Green confirmed that the changes to the service flap were so significant as to merit classification as a new issue, so it is now considered S51. It will be interesting to see how many new issues from other Lodges will be created by the new flap size guidelines. Below are some additional pictures that illustrate the comparative size differences between the smaller S2 service flap and the new larger S51 issue.


If you are wheelchair-bound, you require daily exercise to help maintain flexibility in the upper body; strengthen your core, shoulders and arms; prevent excessive weight gain; and improve your digestion. Additionally, it will improve your circulation, lung capacity, oxygen delivery to your tissues and organs and posture and prevent clotting problems that can cause a deep vein thrombosis. Your exercise program should target your shoulders, neck and torso, and consult with your physician before beginning.
Warm up for five to 10 minutes by stretching your upper body. Place a dumbbell in each arm, and ensure that you are sitting straight in your wheelchair. Perform a curl-up by flexing your arms towards your chest. You should feel your biceps contract while performing this exercise. Exhale as you lift the weights, and inhale as your lower the weights. Perform one set of 10 repetitions at least once a day.
Begin by sitting tall in your wheelchair and placing both feet on the floor. Lift your left arm, and bend it back so that your left hand is close to your right shoulder blade. Place your right hand on your left elbow, and begin to gently pull your elbow behind your head. Continue this stretch until you feel a stretch in your shoulder or your triceps. Hold this stretch for 10 seconds. You can also perform a shoulder stretch by extending on arm behind your shoulders and gently leaning from your hips to stretch along the side of your upper body. Perform one set of 10 repetitions on each side.
Maintaining flexibility in your torso is essential for those bound to a wheelchair. This will help maintain your lung capacity, prevent stiffness in your vertebrae and stretch the muscles supporting your core and internal organs. Begin by sitting tall in your wheelchair and placing both feet on the floor. Bend your neck and torso forward as far as you can, touching your head to your knees if possible. Hold this stretch for one to two minutes, and return to the starting position. Repeat this stretch as many times as desired.
Since your legs are stationary most of the time, it is important to perform stretches that target this area to improve circulation to the lower extremities. Begin by sitting tall in your wheelchair. Pull one knee towards your chest until a stretch is felt. Hold this position for 10 seconds, and repeat on your other leg. You can also stretch your legs by extending your leg forward and contracting the muscles in the front of your thighs. Repeat this exercise four times on each leg.
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To boost more talented minority executives into the corporate stratosphere, Ariel Investments' Mellody Hobson wants to install them at the top of existing businesses—and connect them with the customers and capital to succeed.
Asa sixth grader in Chicago public schools in 1980, Mellody Hobson was mortified by the snaggletooth that protruded when she smiled. It simply didn't fit the future she envisioned for herself.
She asked her friends who wore braces for the name of their orthodontist, and without her mother knowing, made an appointment, walking from school to his office. He said she'd have to wear braces for years and that it would cost $2,500—a monumental sum for Hobson's struggling single mother, who was raising her and her five siblings in a home where money was so tight the electricity was periodically shut off because of unpaid bills. No matter. That tooth was going to be fixed: Hobson and the orthodontist agreed to a payment plan of about $50 per month.
In eighth grade, determined to go to one of Chicago's best private high schools, she asked friends where they were applying, called the schools and arranged to tour them with her mother in tow. She wound up at St. Ignatius College Prep on a scholarship.
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In 2020, in the wake of the nationwide George Floyd protests, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wanted to aid Black businesses. He called Hobson, by then a JPMorgan board member, hoping to tap into that same sheer force of will. "I said, 'We really need a sustainable investment effort—totally for-profit—to invest in minority companies,' " Dimon recalls. He told her he wanted Ariel Investments, where Hobson is co-CEO and president, involved, then rattled off other minority-owned businesses as potential partners.
Hobson was characteristically blunt but upbeat. "I said to him, 'Jamie, [some of] these companies are gone,' which he did not know. 'But I think I have an idea.' " She drafted a four-page memo outlining "Project Black" and emailed it to Dimon on September 8, a week after his initial call.
The idea: Ariel would form a private equity fund to invest in middle-market companies and provide them the capital—and, more crucially, the contacts—needed to sell to large corporations eager to diversify their supply chains. Dimon was sold instantly. "When people talk about Black businesses, they talk about access to capital, access to capital, access to capital," Hobson says. "Access to customers may be more important." Currently, a meager 2% of corporate spending goes to minority-owned suppliers.
There's another conventional wisdom–busting aspect of this strategy. Black entrepreneurs start lots of businesses, but very few grow large enough to become suppliers to the Walmarts of the world; of the 500 or so private companies in the U.S. with more than $1 billion a year in sales, just five are Black-owned.
Project Black aims to leapfrog the size barrier by acquiring companies with $100 million to $1 billion in sales and, if they're not already minority-run, installing Black and Latino executives to manage them—"minoritizing" the companies, as Hobson puts it. These firms should then be well positioned to acquire smaller minority-owned enterprises and grow into competitive top-tier suppliers—satisfying big companies' supply chain needs and diversity goals at the same time.
Hobson "is as comfortable with a part-time barista as she is with any high-profile person," says Starbucks' Howard Schultz.
On February 1, Ariel closed its first Project Black fund with $1.45 billion in commitments from AmerisourceBergen, Amgen, Lowe's, Merck, Next-Era, Nuveen, Salesforce, Synchrony, Truist, Walmart, the Qatar Investment Authority, Hobson's family foundation and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who put $200 million in. That's all on top of an up to $200 million pledge that JPMorgan made in 2021 to get the ball rolling.
That $1.45 billion is more than five times the size of the average first-time private equity fund and brings assets under management at Ariel, including its mutual funds and separately managed accounts, above $16 billion. Forbes figures Hobson's nearly 40% stake in what is the nation's oldest (founded 1983) Black-owned investment shop is worth $100 million. (John W. Rogers Jr., the founder, chairman and co-CEO, owns 34%.)
Like so much else the 53-year-old Hobson has done during her one-of-a-kind career, the Project Black memo was neither off-the-cuff nor a solo production. Instead, it was built on years of relentless hard work, analysis and networking. After the May 2020 murder of Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, Hobson organized Sunday Zoom calls with a cadre of top Black business executives to brainstorm ways that capitalists could narrow the racial wealth gap—and make a profit. "I said, 'This hasn't been done before.' "
One Zoom regular was Leslie A. Brun, the 70-year-old Haiti-born founder and former head of Hamilton Lane, which now oversees $824 billion in alternative investments. He's CEO (and, with Hobson, cofounder) of Ariel Alternatives, which is running Project Black. "We could change the paradigm and the conversation about what it means to be a minority-owned business," he says, "because if you look at the federal definition, it's small and disadvantaged. We want to be large and advantaged."
Among value investing firms, Ariel Investments is known for a patient, contrarian buy-and-hold approach. Turtles and tortoises—metal figurines, wooden replicas, stone sculptures and tortoiseshell imprints—decorate nearly every office and conference room in both its Chicago headquarters and Hobson's main office in San Francisco's Presidio.
Yet Hobson's rise at Ariel was anything but slow. Founder Rogers hired her right out of Princeton and let her know, when she was just 25, that he planned to make her its president by the time she was 30. "Whenever you have a star, you want them to see a career path—that's basic business 101," says Rogers, who first spotted Hobson's promise when she was a high school senior and he was recruiting Chicago students for Princeton.
Back in the Game: Leslie A. Brun (left) was happily managing his family investments and serving on boards (including Ariel Investments') when Hobson asked him to become CEO of Ariel Alternatives and run Project Black. "It was a no-brainer to say yes," he declares.
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Even in grade school, Hobson fixated on education as her ticket to a secure future. She was by far the youngest of Dorothy Ashley's six children—her oldest sibling is more than two decades her senior. Hobson describes her mother as loving, optimistic (sometimes unrealistically so) and hardworking. Ashley tried to make a living renovating condos, but between discrimination and spotty money management skills, she couldn't always pay the bills. Hobson's childhood was peppered with multiple evictions and utility shut-offs.
"It felt extremely insecure," says Hobson, who has become a powerful advocate for financial literacy. "I ended up knowing way more about our life than any child should know. I knew what our rent was. I knew when our phone bill was late."
Hobson had been accepted to both Harvard and Princeton and was set on Harvard until she attended a Princeton recruitment dinner, organized by Rogers, at the Chicago Yacht Club. Venture capitalist Richard Missner sat down beside her and declared that he intended to change both her choice of college and her life. He began calling her every day, eventually inviting her to a breakfast for one of his Princeton classmates—then-U.S. Senator and former New York Knicks star Bill Bradley—seating her next to the guest of honor.
"Mellody made a very deep impression on me," Bradley says. "She is where she is today because of the values she held as a high school senior, her incredible discipline and a positive energy level that made people want to be around her." Hobson chose Princeton, and a lasting friendship was born.
When Bradley ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000, Hobson was a tireless fundraiser, impressing another Bradley backer: Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz. Hobson joined Starbucks' board in 2005 and became nonexecutive chair in 2021, making her the only Black woman currently heading an S&P 500 board.
"The currency of the way she carries herself is steeped in emotional intelligence," Schultz says. "Mellody is always present. She puts on no airs. She's as comfortable with a part-time barista as she is with any high-profile person you can mention."
Schultz introduced Hobson to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who in turn recruited her for his board. Hobson became chair of DreamWorks in 2012 and in 2016 negotiated its sale for $3.8 billion (a 50% premium to its stock price before talks became public) across from Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, a famously tough bargainer. "She had never bought or sold a company before, but you would have thought she had been doing this her whole life," Katzenberg marvels.
The movie connection presumably gave Hobson something to talk about when she met Star Wars creator George Lucas at an Aspen, Colorado, business conference in 2006. On their first dinner date they talked about their shared commitment to promoting educational access. When she married the billionaire in 2013 at his Skywalker Ranch in California, Bradley walked her down the aisle. (Lucas, Hobson and their 9-year-old daughter have their primary homes in California, as well as a penthouse in Chicago.)
It's a lifelong pattern: One A-list friend or business associate is wowed and introduces Hobson to another, who repeats the process. She met Formula 1 champion Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2007 through Lucas, a racing enthusiast; she now calls the British driver her "little brother" and included him in the new Denver Broncos ownership group (Hobson owns 5.5%) headed by billionaire Walmart heir Rob Walton.
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and Hobson bonded when both served on Starbucks' board. Hobson was there for her, Sandberg says, when her husband died suddenly from a heart condition in 2015. Tennis great Serena Williams met Hobson through a mutual friend, Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys. "We totally hit it off.
I admired what she was talking about," Williams says. "Now, it's so funny. I don't remember anything she said—I just remember being totally enamored by how authoritative she was. For me, it's always so exciting to see someone like her, in that position, to be so confident to have that aplomb when she walks into a room."
No relationship has been more important to Hobson than her apprenticeship-turned-partnership with Ariel founder John W. Rogers Jr. The 64-year-old Rogers grew up in a different world: His father was a Tuskegee Airman and a judge. His mother was the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School and the granddaughter of one of the architects of Greenwood, the prosperous Black community in Tulsa destroyed by a white riot in 1921. Rogers captained the Princeton basketball team when Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama's brother, was a freshman on it. He later became close to the Obamas, chairing the president-elect's first inauguration committee and giving him Ariel's offices to work from after his victory.
When Hobson came home from Princeton for Christmas break her sophomore year, Rogers invited her to meet his mother, Jewel Lafontant, at her Water Tower Place apartment. "I was in this beautiful apartment, and it just seemed so normal to them, and they were Black, which I had not ever seen before," Hobson says. "The bar got reset in that moment."
While interning at Ariel the following summer, Hobson didn't hide her ambition. On Saturday mornings, Rogers would go to a McDonald's downtown—on Wabash Avenue under the train tracks, Hobson remembers—order two biscuits with butter and a large Diet Coke and sit there reading a stack of newspapers. Hobson would show up with the same stack of papers and read them in the same order—just so she'd be prepared in case he commented on what he was reading.
"She was always eager to jump in the car wherever I was going," Rogers says. He helped her get an internship with T. Rowe Price the next summer, and she interviewed with big Wall Street firms for a job after graduating from Princeton in 1991. But she joined tiny Ariel instead. Rather than being a small cog in a huge machine, she wanted to start her career in the room where decisions were made.
Rogers manages Ariel's stock picking and investment strategies; Hobson oversees everything else. She became co-CEO in 2019, the same year she bought 14% of Rogers' ownership stake—making her the largest shareholder in Ariel, with 39.5%. (Read more about Rogers' current stock picks here.)
In its 40 years, Ariel has gone through some rough patches—the most harrowing during the 2008 global financial crisis, when the Ariel Fund, its largest, fell 48% and investors fled. The firm's assets collapsed from $21 billion in 2004 to just $3.3 billion in March 2009, and it was forced to lay off 18 of its 100 employees. Hobson and Rogers visited their friend and mentor, billionaire investor Mario Gabelli, for advice. "Keep your seat belt fastened. Don't sell the business," Gabelli recalls telling them. "Don't look for an equity partner. Keep it yourself and go full speed ahead." They sent Gabelli a thank-you note, and after the Ariel Fund returned 63% in 2009, crushing its competition, he sent that note back to them in a frame with "I told you so" scrawled in big letters on top.
Project Black made its first investment last year, acquiring 52.5% of Utah-based Sorenson Communications from other private equity investors at an enterprise value of $1.3 billion. The two-decade-old company, with $837 million in sales in the year ended in September 2021, is the leader in services for the deaf and hard of hearing—providing everything from phone call captioning to sign-language interpreters. Sorenson's new CEO is Jorge Rodriguez, a 53-year-old telecom veteran, who previously ran various subsidiaries for Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's América Móvil corporation.
In less than 12 months the company has gone from one person of color to 13 across its C-suite and boardroom. Sorenson is adding Spanish-language services and has agreed to acquire 70% of CQ Fluency, a minority-owned business with annual revenue of $45 million, that provides translation services to health insurers including Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealth Group.
Over the next three years, Project Black plans to similarly buy, minoritize and expand companies in six to 10 other areas where it sees room for growth, based on its conversations with larger firms. It's looking at financial and professional services, health care, technology, manufacturing and logistics. "We don't want to be the provider of janitorial services," emphasizes Ariel Alternatives CEO Leslie Brun. "We want to be in the mainstream of the economy and providing value-added services."
Hobson and Brun aren't just working their own C-suite contacts. Some of those original Sunday Zoom partici-pants are now advisors—people such as William M. Lewis, an Apollo partner who was chairman of investment banking at Lazard for 17 years ending in 2021, and James Bell, the former Boeing CFO whose board memberships include Apple. Naturally, Rogers, who sits on the boards of McDonald's, Nike and the New York Times, is also an advisor.
Hobson, Brun and their backers throw around huge numbers about what Project Black and similar efforts can accomplish. Over the next decade, they forecast, their portfolio companies will generate an additional $8 billion to $10 billion in annual revenue while creating 100,000 jobs for underrepresented people. But that's just the start. Some big corporations are talking about boosting purchases from minority-run suppliers from the current 2% to 10% or even 15%. That could translate to a trillion-dollar opportunity. The thesis, Steve Ballmer says, is that "there's an untapped market" that "will not only benefit the community but will generate great returns for us as an investor." Brun says he'll consider Project Black a success if it spawns copycat investment funds.
Beyond the numbers, this is partly a networking play designed to match capital and people—which is, in essence, one of Hobson's superpowers. Already, she says, "we've had people come to us and say 'If you were to buy a business one day, maybe I could run it.' " She contrasts that with what she has long heard from big business. "So many times, especially in corporate America, they say they can't identify the [minority] talent," Hobson says. "We know them as friends. We know them up and down the food chain in corporate America. We know them as entrepreneurs. We know them as business leaders."
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In Rich Mintzer's new book, Start Your Own Pet Business, the author expertly outlines everything you need to know to successfully launch a pet-based business. In this excerpt, we'll look at ways to bring in new revenue streams that go beyond walking or sitting more furry clients.
Offer more services
If you really know your way around a pooch, these are some services that most dog owners are always in need of:
Taxi service to veterinary and grooming appointments
Those are just a few of the possibilities. The good news about most of that list, and about a lot of services, is that your business incurs little in the way of additional costs per service. Typically, the cost to you is in time and perhaps a few supplies. Your real costs are in obtaining your own education and then any additional equipment you need to provide the service. It's not likely all your customers will want to avail themselves of your new services, but some will. And voila! You've expanded
The other way you can expand is to be a reseller of products that your existing customers might need. Many pet-related service providers find a product they really like and use on their own animals and then become a dealer for that product — certain kinds of leashes or collars, shampoo products, nutritional supplements, etc. This can be a great way to sell because your personal enthusiasm for the product comes across in a sincere way. Or you may find that your customers use some everyday products you could sell. This makes your customers' lives a little easier and makes you some profit.
Some considerations for selling products:
Products have an upfront cost associated with them. Many companies require their dealers to buy a certain quantity each month to keep their dealership status and to
get the discount that you'll need to make a profit on the item.
You need to have room to warehouse your supplies. With food, this warehousing can be very specific in terms of rodent-proofing.
Rather than trying to offer everything under the sun, find a niche market or a way to personalize the products. Perhaps you can provide customized frames and offer to print some of the million photos of poochie they have on their phone.
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Night Watch or Off-Hour Feeding
Just because an animal hospital or pet store is closed does not mean the animals don't need care. If you live in a populated enough area where several veterinary offices or pet stores are located, you may be able to make a whole business of off-hour service. This service could involve being the regular off-hour caretaker on certain days of the week. Or you could provide backup when the regular staff is sick or away. Care probably includes feeding, cleaning cages, and perhaps providing a bit of exercise to the animals. It definitely includes checking on each animal and reporting to the appropriate person if any animal seems unwell.
Doggie Day-Care Service
A new service that is becoming even more popular: doggie daycare. Working dog owners are using doggie daycare facilities like never before. It's essentially multiple pet-sitting in one place of your choice. These facilities are intended for a working dog owner to drop off their dog in the morning and pick up the dog at the end of the workday. For this to go smoothly, you need to consider a number of things:
You will need play areas for the dogs. Actually, depending on the number of dogs you plan to take in at once, you'll probably need several play areas. Not all dogs get along, and you want to sort them into groups that play well together.
The dogs need time to relax and take a break from playing with their buddies. You'll need nap areas that are comfortable places to snooze, are warm in winter and cool in summer.
If you want to offer the best daycare, you should have a covered or indoor play area
so dogs can play in any weather.
This is not likely to be a business you will set up in your home. The liabilities, zoning laws, and so many other factors make it impractical unless you are only looking after two or three dogs. If you want to watch the herd, you'll need to rent space. Then the question you'll need to ask yourself is whether you can get enough regular clients to cover the costs of renting a space. Crunch the numbers carefully before moving forward; start out with three dogs at your house and see if you really want to branch out.
You may be able to expand your business at least a little by offering classes in pet care, pet first aid, basic obedience training, or other kinds of training. You'll need to find a space that allows classes with pets to be conducted. Teaching can be a fun adjunct to your business, and it can bring in business as well! Plan your presentation in advance, practice, show your enthusiasm for pets as well as the subject you're teaching. You should probably first try training some dogs for your clients free of charge until you get the hang of it. Once you feel you are proficient, you can start charging modest fees with new clients to also help them train their dogs. You should include some one-on-one work with the owner and the dog together. You can give private lessons or run a class—but you'd better be good at it. If you develop a reputation for successfully training dogs, you can make good money. People will pay $30 to $80 per class for dog training, so it might be worthwhile to hone your skills.
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Other Home-Related Services
Extra services over and above feeding, cleaning cat litter boxes, and letting dogs out can bring in extra money from additional fees and create more of an appeal for your services. They can also attract new customers. Pet owners hiring a pet sitter are pleased to know that the same person is also willing to bring in the mail, water the plants, turn a few lights on or off, and generally help give the home the appearance of being occupied.


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By DeMarco Morgan CBS News December 23, 2015, 7:28 PM
Americans pile into cars in record numbers for holiday travel
The vast majority of holiday travelers -- more than 90 million -- will be driving, and much cheaper gas prices will drive the costs of the holiday trips down.
Tips for avoiding holiday travel hassles
At a rest stop in Ridgefield, New Jersey, the Wolfe family of six from Brookhaven, Mississippi, told CBS News that they've already logged 18 hours on the road.
Dad Nick Wolfe says their final stop is Vermont.
"Everybody is doing great. We had a DVD installed in the van, so we have been watching a lot of movies. It's been great."
For Alex Sphere and his family from Boston, highway driving has been great for the wallet, even if it means nearly running out of gas.
"We tried to make it to New Jersey without stopping so we could get the cheaper gas prices in New Jersey than New York, so we are running on just about empty," Sphere said.
According to AAA, the record 91 million people hitting the road is nearly 2 million more than last year.
Cheap gas may be fueling the increase. They are at an average $2 a gallon, down 37 cents from last year. A family of five driving a minivan from New York to Miami is paying just $130 one way -- a savings of $80 compared to just two years ago.
TSA changes may mean travelers can't opt out of body scans
"This is the seventh year in a row more people are travelling than the year before. As the economy improves incrementally, we're seeing the number of people traveling increases incrementally," said Robert Sinclair of AAA.
But not everyone is driving; some are opting for more expensive train tickets to reach their holiday destination.
At New York's Penn Station -- one of Amtrak's busiest hubs -- National Guard soldiers and bomb sniffing dogs walked among the growing crowd.
Severe storms could impact holiday travel
Jane Rennyson and her family were among passengers boarding at Penn Station for an 8-hour trip to Virginia. They are part of the more than three million others traveling this holiday by train or bus.
"We just didn't want to get in the car and deal with the headache of traffic. And the train -- you can get up, walk around, have a snack, play cards, it's great," Rennyson said.
For drivers wanting to avoid the holiday hassle of jammed roads, AAA says the best days to travel are Christmas day and New Year's Day.
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Revisiting a Seasonal Favorite and Some Fun NEW stuff from The Crochet Crowd!
I am hustling to get some more templates released to you all this week. I have a mug template, a boot cuff wrap and more! I'm working with another designer to include some free just for you patterns! While you wait, here's a little something to work on!
I revisited my elf hat this year and put it into PDF format for you all. I have had a few requests for this hat already this year. I'm doing one in fat red and white stripes and another in the santa suit look. (All red with a black stripe that looks like a belt with gold buckle.) Striped Elf Hat Pattern Pattern EDITED to reflect corrections on Rows 50, 52, 54 and 56.
When I released this pattern last year, I was amazed at all the fun variations everyone came up with. Shades of purples and pinks, rainbows and more! When I took these to my craft show last year I had someone waiting for me to finish the one on my hook so she could take it home. I could not make them fast enough.
The original hat was made for my son to wear for a special hat day at school. About 20 minutes before he walked out the door he decided he wanted me to add ears to his hat! Unfortunately, I didn't write down how I made them. I might have to dig the hat out and try to figure it out! I'll let you know when I do.
I can't help but share these as well! The Crochet Crowd has once again gone above and beyond and added some fun new holiday items to their list this year. Mikey does a tutorial on the Red Heart Dog Paw Print Stocking.
Do you have a go to holiday pattern? How early do you start hooking for the holidays? I'd love to know!
Casting off until the next time we hook up!
http://www.redheart.com/files/patterns/pdf/LW2697.pdf Here is the link to the pattern. It is not a pattern that I have on file, it is a Red Heart Pattern.
Thank You! You are correct there is a mistake starting at Row 50. I will be amending the pattern. Until then here are the corrected measurements.
Row 54: 2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in next four stitches. Repeat 6 more times. DC in next 4 stitches. Join. Ch 2.
Row 56: 2 DC in first stitch, 1 DC in next four stitches. Repeat 8 more times. DC in last stitch. Join. Ch 2.
Mug Love Cup Cozy Pattern- FREE Today Only!


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Zeroing in on an alien ocean: Water vapor found around moon of Jupiter
There are a few places in the solar system with liquid water beyond our precious Earth. One of them is Europa, a moon of planet Jupiter.
Zeroing in on an alien ocean: Water vapor found around moon of Jupiter There are a few places in the solar system with liquid water beyond our precious Earth. One of them is Europa, a moon of planet Jupiter. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/life/sunlife/2019/12/08/zeroing-alien-ocean-water-vapor-found-around-moon-jupiter/4348500002/
Wladimir Lyra, Star News Published 2:27 a.m. MT Dec. 8, 2019
Europa, as seen by the Galileo Spacecraft. Cracks in the ice crisscross the surface. In other regions the ice crust has broken up and refrozen. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute)
When one thinks of extraterrestrial life, one usually conjures the image of little green men on planet Mars.
But what if the closest extraterrestrial life out there is sushi?
While Mars shows signs of ancient lakes and dry riverbeds, at present it is drier than the driest desert on Earth. On Mars we are not looking for present life, but for fossils from a wetter past billions of years ago.
Based on what we know about life, it seems to require three fundamental ingredients: suitable chemical elements, a source of energy and a liquid medium. On Earth, these are carbon, the Sun (mostly) and water. But while the same elements are found everywhere and energy sources abound, water is a little trickier.
Yet, there are a few places in the solar system with liquid water beyond our precious Earth. One of them is Europa, a moon of planet Jupiter.
Wladimir Lyra (Photo: Courtesy)
Discovered by the Italian astronomer Galileo over 400 years ago, Europa is thought to hold as much as twice the amount of water than all of Earth's oceans combined. The ocean itself is under a thick layer of ice, about 10 miles deep.
The evidence for an ocean came from the twin spacecraft launched in the 70s, the Voyagers, that took a close look at Europa. The Voyagers showed a young icy surface, cracked in a crisscrossed pattern. This would be expected if the ice was floating on top of liquid, fracturing along faults, like on Earth. In the 90s a third spacecraft, Galileo, named after the discoverer, made an important finding, showing that Jupiter's magnetic field was modified around Europa. The principle is the same one behind metal detectors at airports. The metal detector is a magnetic field. If you cross it carrying something that conducts electricity, the magnetic field will produce a current. This current in turns produces a smaller magnetic field. Measuring this magnetic field betrays the presence of the coin in your pocket. Beep! — to your annoyance. The Galileo spacecraft measurement implies that something under the ice was a very good conductor of electricity. A salty ocean was the best explanation.
An ocean! Europa was now the ice princess of the solar system (think Elsa).
But while all that's good, the evidence was indirect. Galileo heard the roaring waves, but it did not see the water.
More direct evidence came in 2012 when the Hubble Space Telescope detected oxygen and hydrogen, the components of water, in a very thin atmosphere around Europa. The observations implied that plumes of water are jetted into space through cracks in the ice. Now, a recent study confirms the Hubble detection.
The scientists used the 10m Keck telescope in Hawaii and, instead of looking for hydrogen and oxygen individually, looked for signs of water itself. They monitored Europa for 17 nights, detecting water on one of them. The amount detected, over 528,000 gallons (an Olympic swimming pool has about 660,000 gallons), is consistent with the amount of oxygen and hydrogen detected by Hubble.
This is the most direct evidence for Europa's subsurface ocean to date. It is still not spotting the ocean, but it is smelling the briny air of the surf.
So what is in the future?
In a few years, a new generation of instruments, like the Thirty Meter Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, should be able to better localize and help us understand the plumes. Even more enticing, NASA and ESA (the European Space Agency) are planning the missions Europa Clipper and JUICE (JUpiter Icy moons Explorer). These missions should reach Jupiter in the 2030s and will be able to see the plumes. These missions should also map the ice thickness everywhere on Europa, locating a suitable spot for a meltprobe to reach the ocean.What will we find?
We have no idea.
Microbes? Alien fishes? Nothing?
It's all speculation at this point. What seems certain is that Europa does have a briny ocean under its blanket of ice. Insulated from the cold of space, the temperatures in the ocean are Earthly and familiar.
One cannot help but wonder at the far future of human exploration of the solar system, when diver astronauts will swim in an alien ocean teeming with strange life. There, with stormy Jupiter looming enrapturing in the sky, a crew far from home may complement their space diet with a fresh catch; and debate if a better sushi is found in Tokyo or right there, on the icy bores of a brave new world.
Wladimir Lyra is an assistant professor of astronomy at New Mexico State University. He can be reached at wlyra@nmsu.edu.
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